'Uber took my daughter past the point of no return': Florida girl, 12, committed 自殺 by ordering a car from the ride service app and 運動ing 20 miles to an Orlando parking garage where she jumped off the roof

  • Benita 'BB' Diamond took her own life on January 10, 2019, by jumping from ninth 床に打ち倒す of Orlando parking garage?
  • Benita was able to get to the garage from her parents' home 20 miles away by calling an Uber
  • Uber has a 政策 in place that 妨げる/法廷,弁護士業s 乗客s under 18 from riding in their 乗り物s without an adult
  • Benita's parents said at the 圧力(をかける) 会議/協議会 Thursday the driver who 選ぶd up the 12-year-old never questioned her age?
  • Lisha Chen and Ronald Diamond want Uber and other ride-株ing companies to 厳密に 施行する their 政策s 関心ing minors??

Benita 'BB' Diamond was 12-years-old when one night in January 2019, she ordered an Uber car, made her way to a parking garage in Orlando and jumped from the roof to her death.?

Now, Benita's parents, Lisha Chen and Ronald Diamond, are 脅すing 合法的な 活動/戦闘 against Uber and 需要・要求するing that all ride-株ing services 厳密に 施行する 政策s barring drivers from 輸送(する)ing unaccompanied minors.?

Benita's family, …を伴ってd by their 弁護士/代理人/検事, Laura Douglas, and surrounded by blown-up portraits of their late daughter, 行う/開催する/段階d a 圧力(をかける) 会議/協議会 in the Orlando 郊外 of Lake Nona to 問題/発行する a call to 活動/戦闘.?

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Lisha Chen (left) is pictured with her daughter, 12-year-old Benita (right), who on January 10 took an Uber by herself and committed suicide

Lisha Chen (left) is pictured with her daughter, 12-year-old Benita (権利), who on January 10 took an Uber by herself and committed 自殺??

A map of the Orlando area shows how?Benita was able to get to the parking? garage from her parents' home 20 miles away by calling an Uber

A 地図/計画する of the Orlando area shows how?Benita was able to get to the parking? garage from her parents' home 20 miles away by calling an Uber

Benita went to the top of this nine-story parking garage in Orlando and jumped to her death

Benita went to the 最高の,を越す of this nine-story parking garage in Orlando and jumped to her death??

‘We all know bad things happen when kids get in cars with strangers without their parent’s 同意,’ Douglas said.

によれば Chen and Diamond, on the night of January 10, Benita downloaded the Uber app to her mother’s phone as the woman slept and logged into an account she had 以前 created, 報告(する)/憶測d Orlando Sentinel.

UBER'S POLICY ON UNDERAGE RIDERS:?

'A rider must be at least 18 years of age to have an Uber account and request rides. Anyone under 18 must be …を伴ってd by someone 18 years of age or older on any ride.

'As a driver-partner, you should 拒絶する/低下する the ride request if you believe the person requesting the ride is under 18. When 選ぶing up riders, if you feel they are underage, you may request they 供給する a driver's license or ID card for 確定/確認. If a rider is underage, please do not start the trip or 許す them to ride.'

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She requested that a car 選ぶ her up from a 空いている lot in the Lake Nona subdivision, and used a gift card she got for Christmas to 支払う/賃金 for the ride.

によれば the family 弁護士/代理人/検事, the driver took the 12-year-old girl to downtown Orlando 20 miles away without ever 尋問 her age, or asking where her parents were.

Chen said she has since learned the driver did not speak a word of English, 報告(する)/憶測d Fox 35.?

After 存在 dropped off outside the City ありふれたs Parking Garage, Benita made her way to the 最高の,を越す of the nine-story building and jumped to her death.

The girl's' father said Benita left behind a letter, in which she marveled at how 平易な it was to have the Uber car 選ぶ her and said that she 推定する/予想するd 'more of a hassle.'?

She 追加するd that she was en 大勝する to downtown Orlando and was 'past the point of no return,'?

Benita's family staged a press conference on Thursday to demand that Uber and other ride-sharing companies take actions to prevent another tragedy involving a minor

Benita's family 行う/開催する/段階d a 圧力(をかける) 会議/協議会 on Thursday to 需要・要求する that Uber and other ride-株ing companies take 活動/戦闘s to 妨げる another 悲劇 伴う/関わるing a minor

Lisha Chen
Ronald Diamond

Chen (left) and Diamond (権利) believe that had the Uber driver 辞退するd to 選ぶ up Benita because of her age, it might have given them time to notice red 旗s and save her?

‘Uber took my daughter past the point of no return,’ Ronald Diamond said. ‘Nobody else did.’

Both parents believe that had the driver 辞退するd to 選ぶ their daughter up, it might have given them more time to notice ‘red 旗s’ and save their child.

Six months after her death, Benita's parents still don't know why the bright 12-year-old who excelled in her studies and was a gifted pianist killed herself

Six months after her death, Benita's parents still don't know why the 有望な 12-year-old who excelled in her 熟考する/考慮するs and was a gifted ピアニスト killed herself

Six months after her death, Benita's parents still don't know why the 有望な girl who excelled in her 熟考する/考慮するs and was a gifted ピアニスト decided to take her life.

Uber has a 政策 in place that 要求するs all account 支えるもの/所有者s to be at least 18 years old and 禁じるs 乗客s under 18 to ride in their 乗り物s without an adult.

Chen and Diamond 強調する/ストレスd during the 圧力(をかける) 会議/協議会 that they are not 利益/興味d in a playout from the ride-株ing company, but ネズミ her want changes 器具/実施するd to 妨げる a 類似の 悲劇.

‘This will happen to another child or 十代の少年少女 if I don’t do anything 権利 now, if I don’t make sure Uber, or Lyft or any 株-ride company 施行するs their 政策,’ Chen said. ‘They have a 政策 in place, but if they don’t 施行する it, it’s useless.’

An Uber spokesperson said the 出来事/事件 had not been 報告(する)/憶測d to the company in the last six months, but the ride-株ing service is now 調査/捜査するing and will take appropriate 活動/戦闘.?

  • For confidential help or advice, 接触する the 国家の 自殺 予防 Lifeline on 1-800-273-8255.?